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How To Make Amazing Whole Grain Bread From Scratch
Making whole grain bread from scratch takes a little knowledge and a healthy amount of elbow grease, but the rewards are immense. Homemade bread is by far one of the healthiest foods. As a girl, I ground wheat berries and baked bread from scratch. Delicious, soft loaves of warm, whole grain goodness were the result!
Whole Wheat Flour
The most important component of whole grain bread is the grain itself. Whole wheat flour is processed from wheat berries. These berries are made up of three parts: bran, endosperm, and germ. Each of these parts offers different health benefits, so when white flour is processed and only the endosperm remains, important nutrients are lost.
The bran, or outer layer of the grain contains fiber, antioxidants, B vitamins, phytochemicals and several minerals (iron, copper, zinc, magnesium). The middle layer, the endosperm, contains carbohydrates, protein and smaller amounts of B vitamins and minerals. The inner layer, the germ, consists of healthy fats, more B vitamins, phytochemicals and vitamin E. In white flour, all of the bran and a significant amount of the germ is lost. Over 30 vitamins and nutrients are removed. Enriching white flour tries to offset this loss by adding some nutrients back into the flour, but the levels are low (about five added back in, as opposed to the original 30).
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/2014/02/25/how-to-make-amazing-whole-grain-bread-from-scratch/
